No.
113

(Page No 77)

(A.
R. No. 113 of 1907)

Kallidaikkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District

Kulasekharamudaiyar
temple --- on the wall at the entrance

This
dated in saka 1480, Kollam 73[4], Purattadi 3, su.1, Fridya,
Uttirattadi, corresponding probably to A.D.1558, September 2 (but it was
ba. 4, Bharani), without any reference to the reining king of the period
(Sadasivaraya). It registers an order of Virappa-Nayakar-Ayyan
evidently a petty ruler of this region, communicated to Kurukularayar
the maniyam of Kalladaikkurichchi and its environs and to the nattar
(assembly). Exempting the masons and the carpenters of Anjupati
(1it. Five places) from the payment of the taxes vari and irai
(probably
due on their profession and income). This Virappa-Nayaka seems to be
different from his namesaka the son of the Madura Nayaka chief
Visvanatha-Krishnappa mentioned in No.35 of 1908 dated in saka 1505.

No.
470

(Page No 349)

(A.
R. No. 470 of 1907)

Periyakottai,
Palani Taluk, Madurai District

Kadali-Narasimha-Perumal
temple – on the north, west and south walls

This
is dated in the cyclic year Jaya and Chittirai 5, and introduces some
chief by name Virappa-Nayakkarayyan with the grandiloquent Vijayanagara
titles Mahamandalesvara etc., and caliming to have extracted tribune
from every country. His agent, Nayinatta-Nayakkar, son of
Dasiri-Nayakkar and grandson of Chinnappa-Nayakkar of Virupatshi in
Anda-nadu is said to have constructed the temple of Kadirinatha-Perumal,
dug a tank and given 4 ma
of land irrigated by this tank for the upkeep of the temple, He also
endowed lands for the maintenance of twelve Brahmanas (doing worship
therein) and 3 other persons for other services.

This
is a fragmentary Grantha inscription probably recording some gift, made
by the Madurai Nayaka Chief Krishna-Bhupa, son of Vira Bhupa on the day
of Amavasya in Makara month of the cyclic year Manmatha which would
correspond to Saka 1517 (A.D. 1595-96).

vanniyappar
temple --- on a stone set up the entrance into the eastern gopura, left
side

This
is dated on saka 1532, Kollam 787, (= A.D.1610), Chittirai, ba, 10,
Wednesday, Satabhishaj. It registers an agreement of Timmappa-Mudaliyar,
Kumarasvami-Mudaliyar, the merchants and the Nattavar of
Pappangulam making over certain incomes derived by them I their division
(maganai), permanently for the conduct of a festival in the
temple of Tiruvannisuramudaiya-Tambiranar situated on the bank of the
Vannitirthan (tank), for the merit of Muttu-Virappa-Nayakar (of Madura),
and of Sevvandi-Settiyar son of Murtti-Settiyar. This Sevvandi-Seittyar
was evidently a local administrative officer under the chief.

No.
123

(Page No 88)

(A.
R. No. 123 of 1907)

Alvarkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District

vanniyappar
temple --- on a stone set up the entrance into the west gopura, left
side

This
is dated in saka 1534, Kollam 788, Paridhavi Arpasi, ba. 2, Asvati (A.D. 1612,
October 1). It registers an agreement similar to that mentioned above
(in No.122) given by Sinnattai-Mudaliyar and some others representing
the Nattavar of Alvarkurichchi, Puttur, Anbur and Kadaiyam making over
as sarvamanya, a gift of what is called the poruppu (responsibility or
supervision ?) of the income on all the lands in their maganai, for the
expenses of the festival in the temple, for the merit of the same chief
and officer.

This
is a Telugu inscription recording the construction of the sluice (kalingulu)by
a brother (name lost) of Dalavayi Narasappaya and son of Timmappaya of
Bharadvaja-gotra and Asvalayana-sutra, who was himself a son of
Rachappayamatya alias
Hiranyaya.